Proffesor or professor?
Did you mean professor? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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proffesor
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Correct spelling: professor. Misspelling: proffesor.
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Memory tip
One F and a double S: pro-F-e-SS-or.
Why people write “proffesor”
“proffesor” differs from “professor” in 2 places: it doubles the F, which professor spells with just one; and it uses a single S where professor has a double SS.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make professor automatic.
Other misspellings of “professor”
People also write “professer” and “profesor”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“professer”
Correct spelling: professor. Misspelling: professer.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “professer” is only one letter off: it writes E where professor has O, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
“profesor”
Correct spelling: professor. Misspelling: profesor.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “profesor” is only one letter off: it uses a single S where professor has a double SS.
What does “professor” mean?
professor noun
- someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
Synonyms:prof
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Professor” in a sentence
- The professor gave a lecture.
Is “professor” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“proffesor” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PROFESSOR.